CHAPTER 53: CHAPTER 53: MY PATIENCE IS LIMITED, DON’T PLAY TRICKS WITH ME

At that moment, Finn Lynch’s phone rang, showing a strange number.

"Hello..."

The voice of a cold man with a magnetic tone came through the phone, "Finn Lynch, don’t you want money? I’ll give you money."

Hearing this familiar voice, Finn Lynch was so scared his voice started to tremble, "Bro... Brother-in-law."

"You have three minutes to get down here!" As soon as these words were spoken, Caden Hawthorne hung up the phone.

Finn Lynch was terrified and quickly looked at his mother beside him. "Mom, Master Hawthorne called, he wants us to get down in three minutes."

Mrs. Lynch panicked as well, "What should we do? Is he here to hold us accountable?"

"Surely he is, let’s hurry down, or Brother-in-law definitely won’t let us off." Finn Lynch clumsily stood up.

The two of them nervously went downstairs, only to see Caden Hawthorne standing there with a sullen face, exuding a powerful aura, backed by a group of bodyguards, all holding wooden sticks.

Finn Lynch and Mrs. Lynch walked tremblingly to Caden Hawthorne, not daring to breathe.

"Um, Brother-in-law..."

"Insolent! You think you can call him Brother-in-law? Call him Master Hawthorne!" One of the bodyguards beside Caden glaringly kicked Finn Lynch.

Finn Lynch was kicked to the ground, quickly corrected himself, "Master, Master Hawthorne..."

Mrs. Lynch saw her son kneel down, she trembled, wearing a flattering smile, "Haha, Master Hawthorne, how did you find this place?"

Caden Hawthorne looked at them coldly, with a voice devoid of warmth, "You think you can hide and create trouble?"

"Exactly, who do you think our Master Hawthorne is? In all of Aethelgard, there’s no one he can’t find."

Mrs. Lynch and Finn Lynch were frightened pale, Finn Lynch quickly begged for mercy, "Master Hawthorne, we know we’re wrong, please forgive us."

Caden Hawthorne squinted slightly, "Forgive you? Did you think about today when you slandered Vivian online?"

Mrs. Lynch hurriedly said, "Master Hawthorne, we were momentarily confused, driven by foolishness. We promise never to do it again."

Caden Hawthorne snorted coldly, "Your promises are worthless. Now, I’ll give you two choices. Either publicly apologize to Vivian, take the money, and get out of Aethelgard, never to appear before Vivian again. Or, taste the methods of my bodyguards."

With that, Caden Hawthorne signaled to his bodyguards.

The bodyguards immediately pinned down Finn Lynch and Mrs. Lynch, one of them raised his foot and stepped on Finn Lynch’s fingers.

"Ah..." Finn Lynch cried out in pain.

The bodyguard applied more pressure, Caden Hawthorne coldly watched all this, a bloodthirsty smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Finn Lynch, my patience is limited, you’d better not play tricks on me. Otherwise, I will make sure you disappear from Aethelgard forever."

Finn Lynch was drenched in sweat from the pain, Mrs. Lynch beside him felt heartache, constantly struggling, "Son, let go of my son."

"Master Hawthorne, please spare my son, we choose the first option, we’ll immediately publicly apologize, then leave Aethelgard, never appear again." Mrs. Lynch cried and pleaded.

Caden Hawthorne slightly lifted his hand, and the bodyguards released Finn Lynch and Mrs. Lynch. Finn Lynch held his injured fingers, groaning in agony.

"Remember your choice, I have a bad temper, if there’s a next time, it won’t be as simple as broken hands and feet." Caden Hawthorne warned coldly, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

Seeing them remain silent, Caden Hawthorne stepped forward and slapped Finn Lynch hard, growling, "Remember it?"

"Reme... Remembered." Mrs. Lynch and Finn Lynch nodded repeatedly, not daring to defy. They knew Caden Hawthorne was someone they couldn’t provoke.

"What?"

Sean Sinclair was shocked when he heard the rumors online, "Caden Hawthorne’s secret wife is Vivian Lynch?"

Jessica Hart couldn’t help but hug Sean Sinclair’s neck, nestling in his arms, pouting discontentedly, "I’ve been telling you, that Vivian Lynch is involved with President Hawthorne, but you didn’t believe me. Now you see? She’s been hooking up with President Hawthorne for a long time, only I truly love you."

Sean Sinclair looked angry, hurriedly took Jessica Hart’s hand off his neck, stood up, and said, "Damn Vivian Lynch, I even felt guilty towards her. Turns out, she’s long since climbed up the high branch, didn’t take me seriously at all."

Despite being pushed away, Jessica Hart felt discontent but also stood up, continuing to fan the flames, "As if! Who knows what tactics she used to become pregnant with President Hawthorne’s child. President Hawthorne marrying her was most likely forced."

"Shotgun wedding?" Hearing this, Sean Sinclair grew even angrier, clenching his fists and gritting his teeth, "Vivian Lynch, you witch!"

Jessica Hart saw Sean Sinclair so angry, secretly pleased, continued to add fuel to the fire, "Sean, think about it, when Vivian Lynch was with you before, she pretended to be so innocent, but now she’s climbed into President Hawthorne’s bed. She must be a scheming woman, willing to do anything for money."

Sean Sinclair’s face was terrifyingly dark, he paced back and forth, full of anger. "No, I can’t let this go. I need to find Vivian Lynch and get to the bottom of this."

Jessica Hart quickly grabbed him, pretending to advise, "Sean, don’t go. Caden Hawthorne is so powerful, if you go, you’ll surely suffer. Besides, she’s now Mrs. Hawthorne, what can you do to her?"

"I can’t just swallow this indignation." Sean Sinclair replied unwillingly.

Jessica Hart’s eyes turned, a plan came to her mind. "Sean, we can think of other ways. For instance, we can tell the media about this and let everyone know Vivian Lynch’s true nature."

Hearing this, Sean Sinclair frowned and shook his head, "No, remember the last incident? Do you really want a repeat?"

Mentioning the last time Jessica Hart was kidnapped, she became suspicious, "Sean, do you think that Patriarch might actually be President Hawthorne?"

"How is that possible?" Sean Sinclair immediately denied Jessica Hart’s speculation, "The Patriarch mixes in crime, known as a ruthless demon, how could he be The Aethelgard Circle’s prince?"

"Why not? Besides Caden Hawthorne standing up for Vivian Lynch, who else?" Jessica Hart pouted discontentedly.

"Alright, this matter needs to be considered carefully, don’t jump out rashly and ruin my plans."

Jessica Hart reluctantly agreed but dared not defy Sean Sinclair’s words.

She bit her lip and said, "Fine then!"

No matter what, Sean Sinclair couldn’t let go of his feelings for Vivian Lynch.

Thinking of this, Jessica Hart felt immense resentment inside, secretly vowing, "Vivian Lynch, you just wait!"